Richard Bright (actor)

Richard James Bright (June 28, 1937 – February 18, 2006) was an American actor. He is known for his role Al Neri in The Godfather movies. 

 Selected filmography 

 1958 Never Love a Stranger as Street Gang Tough Lookout (uncredited)
 1959 Odds Against Tomorrow as 'Coco'
 1969 Lions Love as THE BEARD: Billy The Kid
 1971 The Panic in Needle Park as Hank
 1972 The Godfather as Al Neri
 1972 The Getaway as The Thief
 1973 Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid as Holly
 1973 Black Harvest
 1974 The Sugarland Express as Marvin Dybala (uncredited)
 1974 Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia as Bar Patron (uncredited)
 1974 The Godfather Part II as Al Neri
 1975 Rancho Deluxe as Burt
 1976 Marathon Man as Karl
 1977 Handle with Care as Jack 'Smilin' Jack'
 1977 Looking for Mr. Goodbar as George
 1978 On the Yard as Nunn
 1979 Hair as Fenton
 1980 The Idolmaker as Uncle Tony
 1982 Girls Nite Out as Detective Greenspan
 1983 Vigilante as Burke
 1983 Two of a Kind as Stuart
 1984 Once Upon a Time in America as Joe 'Chicken Joe'
 1985 Crimewave as Officer Brennan
 1985 Cut and Run as Bob Allo
 1986 Penalty Phase as Judge Von Karman
 1986 Brighton Beach Memoirs as Recruiting Sergeant
 1987 The Verne Miller Story as Adam Richetti
 1988 Time Out as The Sheriff 
 1988 Red Heat as Sergeant Max Gallagher
 1990 The Ambulance as McClosky
 1990 The Godfather Part III as Al Neri
 1993 Who's the Man? as Demetrius
 1994 The Ref as Murray
 1994 Who Do I Gotta Kill? as Belcher
 1995 Pictures of Baby Jane Doe as Rudy
 1995 Blue Funk as Father
 1995 Sweet Nothing as Jack, The Cop
 1996 Beautiful Girls as Dick Conway
 1996 Night Falls on Manhattan as 64 Precinct Lieutenant
 1997 The Hotel Manor Inn
 1998 OK Garage as Louis
 1998 Jaded as Zack Brown
 1998 Anima as Tommy
 1999 Joe the King as Roy
 1999 Getting to Know You as Elderly Man
 2000 The Photographer as Drunk In Bar
 2000 Broke Even as Lazarus
 2001 Trigger Happy as Quigley
 2001 Dead Dog as Cunningham
 2006 Day on Fire - (final film role)

 Personal life 
He was married to Elisa Granese from 1957⁠ to 1960, to Sue D Wallace in 1967, and to actress Rutanya Alda from 1977 until his death in 2006, when he was hit by a bus in New York City. He was survived by his wife Rutanya Alda, their son Jeremy, his daughter Diane, and his brother Charles.

References

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Category:1937 births
Category:2006 deaths
Category:American movie actors
Category:Actors from New York City